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I will stand by this until the day I die. My college town had a thing against chain stores so we didn't have anything of the like within walking distance of where I would be getting drunk, at least not any that would be open late. This, however, opened up the window for lots of greasy delicious Mexican food served by Mexicans you can test your drunk Spanish on.

I've always found it hilarious as an Atheist Brit, but my Irish Catholic friend swears it is even more funny with the context of the faith behind it.
Either way, the Christmas Special is watched every year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beN7FftWNCM

To test my resolve, I once went 5 years without any McDonald's, just to see if I could. Then I went to rural Japan and could not find any semblance of a regular western hamburger. I saw the golden arches, ordered a quarter pounder with bacon and felt the most curious combination of shame, relief, and amazement as to why I went 5 whole years without any.

It's not fair to compare a McDonald's in Japan with a McDonald's in USA. McDonald's in Japan are far superior. They still use lard to fry their french fries and put real sugar in their buns instead of HFCS.

You see, everyone has long forgotten the McDonald's that served real food. In foreign countries, they still do. I don't blame them though, in Japan the competition is lower, thus higher prices isn't as big of a deal since it's harder to find a good burger. In USA, McDonald's is the CHEAPEST option, pretty much everyone is better.

Well it makes sense, McDonald's in USA is going out of their way to capture the lower end customer. McDonald's in Japan is trying to create a market for hamburgers. In one situation, using pseudo food brings the price down, in the other one using quality ingredients attracts a new breed of customers.

To conclude, if you had a great experience at a Japanese McDonald's, that's no surprise. Just don't expect it when you get back.

Italian Big Macs even have pancetta and nicely roasted seasame seeds on them-- they even look like the picture! And the kids meals came with fruit and other healthy snacks/drinks long before American McDonalds thought about it. I've since decided to make it a requirement to try a McDonald's meal from every country I ever visit where I can find one.

Its become a lame common joke on the net. Everyone knows taco bell is fuckin delicious though. Motherfucking chalupa and a cheesy gortita crunch with a dorito shell. Nachos supreme on the side with a strawberry limeonade. God damn, ill brb

I was in maccas in NZ, mostly because it was the only place near the gas station driving from tauranga to welly. I was suprized to find out that maccas were so upscale compared to the Mcs of my youth. I thought it was a NZ thing.

Then I went back to the states, and found out that they went upscale here too. Good solid wifi, comfy seats, very coffeehouse in atmosphere. Granted, they didn't compare to welly coffeehouses, but welly coffeehouses have to have the worlds best coffee - they don't offer wifi.

Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut have the same parent company. Same crap, different shapes. If you're ever in the Atlanta, GA airport, there's a Taco Bell/KFC/Pizza Hut megacenter with combo meals combining all three. Sure, you may never know the taste of a Taco Bell burrito, but you're not missing much. I assure you the Taco Bell shits aren't fun either.

I'm sorry, but changing the sugar on the buns doesn't make it all of a sudden "real food." The point is that the patties themselves are barley meat at the end of the day. And that wouldn't even matter much to me if it was at all edible. Its fucking disgusting, and I dont think the country will change that much.

I'm old enough to have eaten McDonalds in the US in the late 70s and early 80s, back when they actually cooked food out of ingredients. The meat was a better quality, the patty had the char-crust you can only find today in independent burger shops, the meat quality was better, it was actually food that tasted like someone you'd want to eat. It wasn't a frozen low quality bulk patty cooked with an oversized George Foreman clam-shell, it was actual raw meat that was put on a flat-top grill (not that terribly different from how Wendys used to do it, look up "wendy's grill skills" on Youtube for the obligatory training video).

Now of course that's all out the window at almost every major burger chain; it's just race-to-the-bottom cost-based, and quality is absolutely the last thing anyone expects. If you can get "warm and palatable", you are ahead of the game; "old and cold" isn't even uncommon anymore.

We've been travelling around Asia for the better part of a year now. Daily rice and noodles are pretty much a given. The occasional trip to McDonalds is awesomely good. There are local places around that serve burgers but they're never quite right.

At home (Australia) maccas is the cheap crappy end of the burger spectrum. Right now it is its glorious peak.

Yeah. Western food in Asia is almost always more expensive. I swore off McD's when I lived in Cali, but like magictravelblog sez, a diet of rice and noodles renders the golden arches a glorious victory on occasion, which is how it was growing up - a treat every once in a while. Unfortunately in the States, it's a way of routine.

And...When you are a parent, buying for your kids and yourself (like I did today) it's like you are failing as a human being. I can't help it...once in awhile I want an easy meal, and I want that easy meal to come with extra Mac sauce and large fries.

My foster son claims he doesn't like pizza, even though he will eat it just fine whenever we have it.

We finally figured out that his previous family would bring home pizza whenever they were just too exhausted to think about cooking (which was a lot of the time), and to him, pizza is closely associated with tired, cranky adults who just can't be bothered.

I don't have kids, but I can imagine that dirty little voice in your head : "Come on, you really want to cook ? Clean all those dirty dishes ? It would be so easy to have fries and stuff, just give the cash and enjoy ! And they will love you for it ... Come oooooon ! Mac sauce !"

But then they don't give a fuck about anything else until you open the little stupid plastic thing. YOU OPEN IT NOW RIGHT NOW OH MY GOD THEY NEED IT for about five minutes until they couldn't care less.

...until you get home and they left it there and NOW IT'S IMPORTANT AGAIN.

I don't feel that at all when I take my son there. We eat really healthy when we're at home (thanks wife!) and he's extremely active, so I love rewarding him with McDonald's once in a while. I use it as a reward for myself, too.

I should feel the same way as you. Both my kids are very active....but I grew up in California, social pressure is enormous there (especially in the area I grew up). I'll guilt trip myself on anything that isn't deemed healthy by society. Luckily I live in Iowa now... so I can do whatever I want (not trying to put Iowa down too much, I actually really like it here...but you should see the local walmart, it's really a WTF)

I realized a few weeks ago that the taste of Sprite, which I rarely drink (along with most soda) instills a sudden association with McDonalds and their fries in particular. I think it's due to the fact that, as a kid, my mom hated when I had caffeine because I would act out, and so any time we did end up at McDonalds, I'd get a Sprite.

I personally think their food taste like shit. It doesnt even taste like real meat to me. It is like eating a giant bad tasting artificial patty. Their only redeeming factor is the cheap price for a ton of food. Plus it makes me feel bad the rest of the day,

Sure it doesn't take like real meat, but it tastes like McDonald's. I'm reminded of those old Applejacks commercials... why do kids like Applejacks if they don't taste like apple? I don't like eating McDonald's because it's a quality burger. Actually, I'm appalled by the fact that I like the food at all, and indeed it generally leaves me feeling pretty crappy afterwards. But they're doing something to bring me back.

The only time I eat McDonald's anymore is if I'm traveling and need to get food on the go. It's still goddamn delicious for me, although I'd imagine half of it is just the anticipation of splurging on a couple of a thousand calories of fatty goodness.

Believe it or not, some people (including me) are able to order three McDouble cheeseburgers, remove the buns from two, combine them into one Triple-Stuft column of cheeseburger and then wolf it down, and do so with no qualms because this fits their carefully calculated diet plan.

tl;dr I eat at Chipotle, McDonald's, and Taco Bell weekly, and have lost forty pounds in four months doing so.

Good point. If I have achieved whatever fitness goals I have for the week (maintain current weight, go to gym often enough whatever) I have a fast food Friday, where I have whatever I want for lunch, no matter how unhealthy. I don't feel guilty in the slightest

Totally true. I remember eating there as a kid, and every time, it was glorious. Not just because of the toys, but I remember how much I loved those burgers. Every once in a while, I get a craving for one of those burgers, and I go to McDonald's and order a burger. But it's never one of those burgers. Never.

I usually go 6-12 months between McDonalds meals (honestly can't remember the last time I had it) and I genuinely like the food, despite what people say, I think it's good and not just for the price. Maybe it's just my peasant palate or maybe it reminds me of when I was a little kid and had no worries in the world.

I only ever eat breakfast at McDonalds. McGriddles are my only shame. And I order Breakfast Happy Meals because it's the exact same thing as a grown up breakfast, but I get a toy. The grown up in me is happy I recognized the value, while the rest of me is playing with a new toy.

I never had McDonalds as a kid. My dad made these awesome burgers that to the day are still one of my favorites. Oh,and my mom made these awesome fries. Except I found out they were frozen when I got older. Oh well